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saltfreak4
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Octopi eat each other!
New Octopus
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hefner413
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Just wondering - how difficult is it to have an octupus? ... large tank with good filtration only? Do you need certain lighting? Any certain nutrient supplementation?
And since they only live for a year or slightly more - but get as big as 2 feet long - do they grow up quickly? It sould as though you would have a monster on your hands eventually...
Awesome stuff man - I can't imagine what your house looks like with all your tanks. Your house must be huge!
And since they only live for a year or slightly more - but get as big as 2 feet long - do they grow up quickly? It sould as though you would have a monster on your hands eventually...
Awesome stuff man - I can't imagine what your house looks like with all your tanks. Your house must be huge!
mike22cha
Active Member
Octopus require a specific setup, there can be no way of escpae for the octopus otherwise it will, for smaller kinds like the dwarf octopus the filters must be covered so that they aren't sucked into the filter, they eat live stuff like crabs and other things, need a species only tank, and I don't believe that they require any special lighting.
goodwin9
Active Member
Originally Posted by Hefner413
Just wondering - how difficult is it to have an octupus? ... large tank with good filtration only? Do you need certain lighting? Any certain nutrient supplementation?
And since they only live for a year or slightly more - but get as big as 2 feet long - do they grow up quickly? It sould as though you would have a monster on your hands eventually...
Awesome stuff man - I can't imagine what your house looks like with all your tanks. Your house must be huge!
They aren't that difficult to keep. You need a fairly secure tank, good filtration, and not much for lighting. I am using flourescents on the tank. I feed frozen krill and silversides, and raw shrimp. For treats I throw in hermits or emerald crabs every once in a while. I don't think that they are that fast growing, maybe an couple of inches in lenght.
Just wondering - how difficult is it to have an octupus? ... large tank with good filtration only? Do you need certain lighting? Any certain nutrient supplementation?
And since they only live for a year or slightly more - but get as big as 2 feet long - do they grow up quickly? It sould as though you would have a monster on your hands eventually...
Awesome stuff man - I can't imagine what your house looks like with all your tanks. Your house must be huge!
They aren't that difficult to keep. You need a fairly secure tank, good filtration, and not much for lighting. I am using flourescents on the tank. I feed frozen krill and silversides, and raw shrimp. For treats I throw in hermits or emerald crabs every once in a while. I don't think that they are that fast growing, maybe an couple of inches in lenght.
stdreb27
Active Member
Originally Posted by goodwin9
Go to the toy section in WalMart and when the clerk comes up to ask if they can help you find something, tell them you are looking for a toy for your Octopus. See what type of reaction you get....
Wait some one came up to you and asked if you needed help at walmart? that is crazy
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kikithemermaid
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Are Crush, Clyde and Marcus still doing OK? I just read the whole thread.
the egregious
Member
After I have read this thread and finished reading some more material I am convinced I will buy another tank and setup just for an octopus, !!
Crush is very very pretty, my fav
I love your work Goodwin, a+!
Just curious though, what species is shipped if you order through SFW.com. On the order sheet it just says "octopus"
Crush is very very pretty, my fav
I love your work Goodwin, a+!Just curious though, what species is shipped if you order through SFW.com. On the order sheet it just says "octopus"
ace223
Member
Originally Posted by goodwin9
http:///forum/post/1747609
I ordered this Octopus from SWF.com. Here are a couple of pictures of the sump/refugium he is staying in at the moment. Water flows in on the right through a spray bar and drains towards the center section through a series of teeth. I'm pretty sure he is big enough not to be able to get through the teeth. Top of the refugium is completely covered with the light sitting on top.
What size tank do you have? That's a big refugium.
http:///forum/post/1747609
I ordered this Octopus from SWF.com. Here are a couple of pictures of the sump/refugium he is staying in at the moment. Water flows in on the right through a spray bar and drains towards the center section through a series of teeth. I'm pretty sure he is big enough not to be able to get through the teeth. Top of the refugium is completely covered with the light sitting on top.
What size tank do you have? That's a big refugium.
the egregious
Member
Originally Posted by The Egregious
http:///forum/post/2565399
Just curious though, what species is shipped if you order through SFW.com. On the order sheet it just says "octopus"
http:///forum/post/2565399
Just curious though, what species is shipped if you order through SFW.com. On the order sheet it just says "octopus"
goodwin9
Active Member
Originally Posted by The Egregious
http:///forum/post/2565399
After I have read this thread and finished reading some more material I am convinced I will buy another tank and setup just for an octopus, !!
Crush is very very pretty, my fav I love your work Goodwin, a+!
Just curious though, what species is shipped if you order through SFW.com. On the order sheet it just says "octopus"
I asked a number of people through photos to help identify the species and the majority said that they are Bimacs (Bimaculoides) Since I am not an expert, this is the best answer that I can give you. I assume that they knew more than me....
http:///forum/post/2565399
After I have read this thread and finished reading some more material I am convinced I will buy another tank and setup just for an octopus, !!
Crush is very very pretty, my fav
I love your work Goodwin, a+!Just curious though, what species is shipped if you order through SFW.com. On the order sheet it just says "octopus"
I asked a number of people through photos to help identify the species and the majority said that they are Bimacs (Bimaculoides) Since I am not an expert, this is the best answer that I can give you. I assume that they knew more than me....
the egregious
Member
So every time one orders an octopus, a bimac is shipped, or is it a random thing?
texasmetal
Active Member
Originally Posted by goodwin9
http:///forum/post/2569831
I asked a number of people through photos to help identify the species and the majority said that they are Bimacs (Bimaculoides) Since I am not an expert, this is the best answer that I can give you. I assume that they knew more than me....
These are O. filosus aka O. hummelincki The "Caribbean Two-Spot Octopus".
http:///forum/post/2569831
I asked a number of people through photos to help identify the species and the majority said that they are Bimacs (Bimaculoides) Since I am not an expert, this is the best answer that I can give you. I assume that they knew more than me....
These are O. filosus aka O. hummelincki The "Caribbean Two-Spot Octopus".
texasmetal
Active Member
Originally Posted by The Egregious
http:///forum/post/2570364
So every time one orders an octopus, a bimac is shipped, or is it a random thing?
Whatever is available is shipped.
http:///forum/post/2570364
So every time one orders an octopus, a bimac is shipped, or is it a random thing?
Whatever is available is shipped.
the egregious
Member
Ah I see. ...Say, what species is in your avatar TM?
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kikithemermaid
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Wow...how do you get it out of the box when SWF ships it to you?? I mean, is it big?
goodwin9
Active Member
Originally Posted by kikithemermaid
http:///forum/post/2570632
Wow...how do you get it out of the box when SWF ships it to you?? I mean, is it big?
They aren't very big, and they will eventually let loose and come out of the bag.
http:///forum/post/2570632
Wow...how do you get it out of the box when SWF ships it to you?? I mean, is it big?
They aren't very big, and they will eventually let loose and come out of the bag.
